Water villas and floating hotels are synonymous with views of the Maldives or Bora Bora. However, now increasingly archipelagic countries are constructing accommodation facilities with the concept of the ocean, and Indonesia is one among them.
In Indonesia, popular floating hotels include Misool Eco Resort in Raja Ampat, Pulo Cinta Eco Resort in Gorontalo, Bawah Reserve in Riau Islands and Tiger Island in Thousand Islands.
The sound of the waves and the breeze make the atmosphere of a stay in a floating hotel romantic, especially for couples spending their honeymoon.
Besides, tourists who like sea tourism may practice tourism presently, they will even throw themselves into the ocean with clean water right from the door of their room.
Apart from these two hotels, listed below are the locations of other floating hotels in Indonesia which are no less charming:
1. West Papua
Apart from Misool Eco Resort, there are three floating hotels within the Raja Ampat area, namely Papua Paradise Eco-Resort, MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge and Hamueco Raja Ampat Dive Resort.
At these two inns, all rooms face directly towards the Pacific Ocean.
Tourists can board a plane and land at Sorong Airport after which proceed their journey by boat from Sorong People’s Port to Wisai Port.
2. Maluku
Ora Beach Resort is positioned on Sawai Bay, surrounded by rock cliffs within the waters of Central Maluku. This floating hotel could be reached from the outskirts of the village of Saleman in northwestern Seram, which is known for its flock of Lusiala birds that seem like bats.
After landing at Ambon Pattimura Airport, tourists can proceed their journey by boat from Tulehu Port to Amahai Port after which proceed to Saleman Village.
3. East Kalimantan
Derawan Island in East Kalimantan could be very well-known for its underwater beauty. Next to additionally it is the island of Maratua, which is not any less charming.
Maratua Paradise Resort is positioned in Berau. From Jakarta, tourists can take a flight to Balikpapan after which proceed to Berau.
Once in Berau, the journey continues to the port of Berau and on to Maratua Island. In addition to Derawan and Maratua, tourists can benefit from the view of Kakaban Island and Sangalaki Island at the identical time.
4. Central Sulawesi
Kadidiri Paradise Resort & Dive Center is positioned on Kadidiri Island, opposite Tomini Bay.
If you ought to snorkel or dive to enjoy Togean’s world-class underwater scenery, tourists can spend the night here.
5.Lampung
Villa Lombok Pahawang and Tegal Mas Island are perfect places to remain in the midst of the ocean in your Lampung tour.
Thanks to its easily accessible distance, marine tourism activities in Lampung are also quite diverse, starting from snorkeling, browsing to fishing.
6. Thousand Islands
If reservations at Pulau Macan Eco Resort are at all times full, perhaps tourists will select Pulau Ayer Resort & Cottage to spend the night in the midst of the ocean.
Note: To benefit from the underwater scenery of the Thousand Islands, tourists must still take a ship from this floating hotel to the closest island.
7. West Java
Even though the view is just not of the ocean, tourists can still sleep in floating hotels at Dusun Bambu Resort and Kampung Sampireun Resort & Spa.
If in a floating hotel on the ocean, tourists can benefit from the sound of the waves, then in these two floating hotels in West Java, tourists can enjoy an orchestra of frogs and crickets.
Source: CNN Indonesia
